News from April 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, as the Department of Justice recognizes the 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the nationwide rollout of an initiative aimed at increasing awareness and reporting of sexual harassment in housing. The announcement includes an interagency...
By State Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today made the following statement at a hearing to consider the nomination of Mike Pompeo to serve as Secretary of State.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - U.S. Attorney John C. Anderson, New Mexico Attorney General Hector H. Balderas, Special Agent in Charge Terry Wade of the FBI’s Albuquerque Division, Acting Special Agent in Charge Jack P. Staton of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in El Paso, and Bernalillo County Sheriff Manuel...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Trenton man was sentenced today to 92 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute more than a kilogram of cocaine and crack cocaine in the Trenton area, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement regarding President Trump's Executive Order on the Clean Air Act and the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: This month marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His work remains unfinished.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, as the Department of Justice recognizes the 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the nationwide rollout of an initiative aimed at increasing awareness and reporting of sexual harassment in housing. The announcement includes an interagency...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today concluded a hearing, stretched over two days, examining 34 bills to improve the ability of Medicare and Medicaid to provide care for patients.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: PITTSBUGRH, PA. - A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal robbery laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Aleksandr Kovalev, 54, of Rocklin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. to three years and 10 months in prison for wire fraud involving financial institutions, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - In keeping with the Administration’s goal of strengthening America’s energy independence, the Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States will hold its quarterly online oil and gas lease sale June 21, 2018. The sale will include 24 parcels totaling 2,202.87 acres that are located in Cleburne and Van Buren Counties, Arkansas. A 10-day protest period begins with publication of the sale notice.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, spoke on the Senate floor to voice his opposition regarding the nomination of Andrew Wheeler to serve as the Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Mr. Wheeler's ...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: DALLAS - An Armenian man held in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) died Tuesday morning at the Texas Health Huguley Hospital (THHH) in Fort Worth, Texas. An autopsy is scheduled to determine his cause of death.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: Two Akron men were indicted for using firearms as part of a conspiracy to sell large amounts of methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: WHEELING - Today, as the Department of Justice recognizes the 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the nationwide rollout of an initiative aimed at increasing awareness and reporting of sexual harassment in housing. The announcement includes an interagency...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: Former Local Judge Charged With Soliciting Sexual Contact in Exchange for Favorable Action on Traffic Offenses.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), announced today a hearing for Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Do Not Call: Combating Robocalls and Caller ID Spoofing."
By EPA Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Energy hearing on “The Fiscal Year 2019 Department of Energy Budget:"
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), released the following statement on the necessity of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granting hardship relief for small refineries.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS), announced a hearing with the leadership of national and regional drug distributors in regards to the committee’s bipartisan investigation into alleged pill dumping in West Virginia. The hearing will...
